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Re: -how to treat persistant yeast infection
From: elizabeth (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 17 Nov 2000 17:43:39 -0500
Linda, yes, sugar is a big factor. As well as white bread and as
someone wrote earlier, all diary products.
Linda wrote:
>
> Also not a doctor...
>
> Avoid sugar - more for prevention than as a cure, although I'm sure it
> couldn't hurt. I find when I eat too much sugar for several days (oh,
> say the week or so around halloween...) I'm much more prone to yeast
> infections.
>
> I suspect being bundled up night and day against the cold doesn't help
> any either. Probably creates the perfect environment for the little
> beasties to thrive.
>
> I'd love to see epidemiological data on the incidence of yeast
> infections around halloween, when sugar consumption *and* bundling up
> suddenly increase (in the U.S, anyway).
>
> Linda
>
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